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Ally Condie, Emma Donaghue, and Others Participate in 'Read-In' for Refugees
Following the latest executive order on immigration issued by President Donald J. Trump, a growing list of authors have committed to participating in #Read4Refugees, a read-in dedicated to raising awareness of, and funding to combat, refugee issues.
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Harlequin Launches Hanover Square Press
Harlequin has announced the upcoming launch of Hanover Square Press, a new imprint publishing general fiction, narrative history, journalism, and memoir starting in January 2018.
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Viking to Publish Le Carre’s New George Smiley Novel in September
'A Legacy of Spies,' the first novel in 25 years to feature le Carré's most popular character, George Smiley, will be released on September 5.
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Obamas' Books to Be Published By Crown
Less than a week after it was announced that Penguin Random House had acquired books by former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama for a rumored $65 million, Crown Publishing Group has been named as the PRH unit that will release the titles in the U.S. and Canada.
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At Media Conference, Murray Details HC's International Growth
At Deutsche Bank’s 25th Annual Media & Telecom conference, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray told investors he expects foreign language market sales to account for 10% of the publisher's revenue this year. That figure is up significantly from 2014, when this segment accounted for less than 1% of revenue.
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HarperCollins Marks Its 200th Anniversary
Since its beginnings in 1817 in New York as J&J Harper, Printers, HarperCollins has become a worldwide publishing behemoth. We look back at highlights and milestones from the publisher's two centuries of business.
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Weldon Owen to Launch Gift Imprint, Blue Streak Books
Blue Streak Books will launch this spring with former Running Press v-p and publisher Chris Navratil at the helm as associate publisher.
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Cover Story: 'The Night Ocean'
Designer Will Staehle's book jacket taps into what the 'hypnotic sensibilities' of the novel, a story of obsession and H.P. Lovecraft.
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Changes In 'New York Times' Books Coverage, Explained
At a luncheon in Manhattan yesterday, 'New York Times Book Review' editor Pamela Paul, who oversees all books coverage at the 'New York Times,' laid out the newspaper's vision for the future of its newly-unified books desk.
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Catalyst Press Debuts with Four Titles from Africa
The indie venture, backed by Cinco Puntos editor and publicist Jessica Powers, will focus on contemporary African literature, as well as graphic novels based on African historical events and figures.
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Last Day to Vote In One Book, One New York Program
New York City's new reading initiative, which will encourage residents of each of the five boroughs to read the same book, will close its online polls on March 1.
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Antique Collectors Club Acquired, Changes Name, Adds Categories
Acquired late last year, Antique Collectors Club, a publisher and distributor of decorative arts books, has changed its name to ACC Publishing Group.
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Beyond Reading: Saunders's 'Lincoln in the Bardo' Goes VR
Reading is an engrossing and transportive experience. But what if a book could be made even more immersive? George Saunders and actor and screenwriter Graham Sack may have found one answer: virtual reality.
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Ranking America's Largest Publishers
Yes, we know who the Big Five are, but which publisher is the sixth largest? Or the 13th? We rank the top 20 book publishers by unit sales as measured by NPD BookScan.
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Melville House Partners with Indie Bookseller on Obama Book
The indie publisher, working with the Harvard Bookstore, will release a book of the farewell speeches of the former President and First Lady on March 28.
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Milo Yiannopoulos's 'Dangerous': a Timeline
All our coverage of the controversy surrounding former Breitbart pundit Milo Yiannopoulos's book 'Dangerous,' which was slated for publication by Simon & Schuster, until it was cancelled after video surfaced in which the author appeared to condone pedophilia.
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Simon & Schuster Cancels Milo Yiannopoulos's Book
After enduring withering criticism since it was revealed in late December that it planned to publish a book by controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, Simon & Schuster said late Monday that it has canceled the release of 'Dangerous.'
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Knopf to Publish Memoir of a Father’s Loss
Jayson Greene's memoir of grieving after his two-year-old daughter's death, 'Once More We Saw Stars,' will be published in 2019.
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PRH Employees Unite for Company Week
In what may have been the industry's biggest-ever team-building program, more than 1,400 Penguin Random House employees took part in PRH’s first Company Week.
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Lyons Press Partners with History Channel on New Series
Lyons Press is partnering with A+E Networks to publish a series of illustrated titles based on the History channel’s 'Breaking History' programs.
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